Washboiler attachment



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the purpose otejilectingtherein an auto# matic circulationioffthe water"over the clothesheing washed` Numerous ,devices have `hereto'fore beenp suggested `for accomplishing the `general into general or""extensiveuse,`

purposes under` consideration, but, soltar as "applicant isai are, noneoithem havel gone The "present invention issiniplef in con i struction,economical ,tofmanuia cture` a n d in practice, has been demonstrated toeiiicientlv and successfully accomplish its `intended flunctions, inthat `it not only thoroughly `cleans the clothes` under treatment, butdoes so in lconiparatively short time ,and with inininiuin requirementoi soap or other detergent, and, `yet,"without`i1r anywise injuring nl@faenas; y y i i "The accompanying drawings illustrate `diiierentformsfot theA preferred,"practical embodiment of thejinvention, but` theconstructions` shown ftherein arel to 'be regarded as typical, only,and" not vexclusive ot the `diii'erent forms in which the inventionrnayyhe given. practical expression or embodi-V ment.

Figure l isa perspective view of one form ot the attachment `or device,separate from `the boiler, and 'wherein is embodied `a slide valve whichl prefer, but do not necessarily, employ, x a l Figure 2 is aperspective view taken on line 9;-2 of Figure l, showing the attachnient operably positioned within a -wash boiler, and f Figure 3 is afragmentary perspective view, from beneath, of thepreferred form oi theinlet mouth oi the attachment. Referring to the" drawings, 1 designatesa wash` boiler, inconventional torni,` 2 tbe base chamber of theattachment, which is bottornless and adaptedto rest on the floor oi' theboiler with its top member 3 forming a support Jfor the clothes beingwashed. As clearly appears from the drawings, the top 1921` serial no.realise.

member ot the base chamber is` inclined, intermediate the ends thereof,and hasits iront edge turned upon itself, so as to orin an inclinedwater detlectinp surface l. Se@ `cured to the bottom oisaid inturnededge, see Fig. 3, are a plurality oi lJ-shaped membersb, which supportsaid inturned edge and rest upon the bottom oi; the boiler and providean inlet mouth to` chamber These U-shapedmembers serve the functionoidividing up the inl'lowing stream ott water. order to preclude theclothes troni bein ,9; `drawn into chamber 2 by the current otindowinp,1 watern or to preclude the inlet to said chamber from beingclogged by the clothes, it is preiierii'edto l employ a mouth 2guardembodying, as shown in 3, a net` 'worlriot wire,`or` other ioraniinousstructure. The horizontal portion 7 of the guard is sevmired to the`bottom off the inturned `edge oiineinber 3, and the vertical portioneX- tends downwardly therefrom forming an eif- 'lectiveguard tothe inletmouth o'l chainvberQ. "i h ln the other forni ot inlet mouth to chamber2, illustrated in` Figs. l and 2, a corrugated inember 9 is attachedbelow` the inftoi-ned edge of member 3, thereby providing,y on `inlet tochamber 2 beneath said corru gated member with the spaces .l0 in thecorrugated member iorminp,A water inlets to said chamber.

' Atthe rear or enlarged side of chamber 2, is a` riser 1l, vthe topofwhich extends sub,- stantially tothe top of the boiler and so fashionedas to form an exit or outlet mouth 1 2 for the water which risestherein, where by the steam is 'forcibly ejectedand distributed-over thetop surface oit the clothes in the boiler..

The riser ll is preferably provided interniediate the top and bottomthereof, ivith sua lementarr evening;f which ma ar o5 y p taire of theform of a series of perforations 'or holes 13, whereby, when it isdesired, for example, to wash one haii a boiler full ci: clothes, thecirculating water is dis charged through 'the openings i3, rather th anthrough the exit 12.` The openinggs i3 may be sealed or unsealed by themanipulation 01E a slide valve or member 11i, operating in guides 15, sothat if it is desired to uncover said openings, the valve 14E is removed:Irom the attachment before inserting said attachment in the boiler,whereas, if it .is not desired to employ the openings 13, but,

.or valve la is maintained in to use the exit 12, then the slide memberposition to seal the holes 13.

From the foregoing description of the invention, its operation will beclear, but it maybe briefly described as follows. Upon the walter in theboiler being elevated to suiiicient temperature, the steam producednaturally has ya tendency to rise, as does likewise the hot water,thereby producing,Y a rapid flow of the water in the riser 11 which isforcibly ejected through the eXit outlet 12 and distributed over theupper surtace of the clothes, whereupon 1t seeps downwardly through theclothes by gravity, enhanced by the natural suction of the waterentering the inlet mouth to chamber 2. The tendency of the water inchamber 2 to rise upwardly, coupled with the inclined shape oi thechamber, causes more or less water to be thrown against chamber t'formedby the inturned edge oit top member 3, whence. it is deflectedrearwardly of thechamber, thereby very materially increasing the suctionat the inlet mouth ot the chamber and resulting;` in a more positive andrapid circulation et water throng-h riser 11, as described.

During' the washing' operations, the cover is naturally tightly securedto the boiler` thereby rn-ecludiirg` all escape olf steam and enhancingpressure within the boiler. The device is relatively compact and` inpractice, need not take up more than one .tifteenth of the boiler space,and, ol1 course, may be made to tit various sizes ot boilers. It will benoted that all the centre space of thevboiler is left free, wherebyclothes may be introduced or removed from the boiler without obstructionfrom the attachment. .l

It will be understood that formal changes may be made `in the structuredescribed,

such as the substitution ol equivalents, without departing from thespirit or substance f oi the invention, the scope of which is courmensurate with the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure.by lietters Patent is:

l. A'wash boiler attachment embodying a cham'bered base in the form ot ashell adapted to lit into a wash boiler, said shell having an inclinedtop, and open bottom, and an inlet mouth at the lower side thereof andextendinff along1 the greater portion ofi the length ot said side, adownwardly and inwardly curved flange positioned above and forming theupper boundary of the mouth and constituting a deflecting member, and ariser associated with the high side of the shell, {said riser beingl incommunication with the interior oi the shell at its bottom and beingprovided at its top with a discharge mouth pointing' in a lateraldirection and of substantially the same length as the inlet mouth,whereby water is drawn through the inlet mouth and exhausted through thedischarge mouth when the hottom of the boiler is heated.

2. A wash boiler attachment embodying a chambered base in the form ot ashell adapted to tit into a wash boiler, a riser extending' upwardlyfrom the top ot the shell and provided at its top with a dischargemouth, the top ol" the shell being' sloped downwardly away trom the baseol the riser, an inlet mouth at the side ot' the shell and extendingalongv the `greater portion ol the length of said side, and a downwardlyand inwardly curved flange positioned above and forming the upperboundary of the inlet mouth.

In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing,r specification.

ROBERT EDG .f'\ R.

